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meat is murder x 25

The Smiths – Meat is Murder (1986; Live)

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Also: Valentine’s Day: Thunderdome.

newspress scare

The internet has sent me word that Vikesh Kapoor is celebrating the release of his Newspress Scare 7″ (pre-order) tonight at the Democracy Center. My questions are as follows: (1) what’s a newspress, and (2) what does it have to do with twitter google buzz?

Vikesh Kapoor Newspress Scare 7″ Record Release Show:
2/11/10 @ the Democracy [...]

this week in boston: together

Together events where you will not run into Mayor Menino:
2.8 Beat Research @ Enormous Room
2.9 Heathrob with AC Slater and Udachi @ Middlesex
2.10 Das Rascist @ Great Scott
2.11 Neon Indian @ Great Scott
2.12 Sinden and Shuttle @ Middle East downstairs
2.13 Bodies of Water showcase feat. Big Digits, Truman Peyote, Many Mansions, etc. @ Cambridge YMCA
2.14 [...]

kem pa sote

A cute girl from the You Can Be A Wesley clan sent along the following information:
KEM PA SOTE
A Party to Benefit the Future of Haiti @ the Middle East downstairs
Performances by:
Aloud
The Lights Out
Pretty & Nice
You Can Be A Wesley
Spinning:
Michael V (The Pill)
Repeat Offenders (FTW)
Damien Paul (So Dope)
Photos by Gillian Bowling
Live podcast by The Empire
Raffles for [...]

Enough Karaoke: Tab the Band

Many thanks to Tab the Band who were a blast to party with. Also, and probably more importantly, they have an LP out today called Zoo Noises. (Buy.)
Upcoming Shows:
1/28 – Bowery Ballroom (NY)
1/30 – Middle East upstairs (Boston)
2/01 – House of Blues (Boston)
2/11 – The Space (CT)

food

The following are topics most say should be avoided in an introductory conversation: weather, traffic, and politics.
I submit the following topics as off limits in an introductory conversation: yeast infections, conception, and weight loss.
Coffee talk.
Girlfriends – I Was Here But I Disappear

special election

Happy special election day Massachusetts. Go get ‘em!

happy birthday dad, or, mv/ee\mw

1.15.10 / 9pm / 21+ / $10 / milky way + bella luna / 284 Amory St. JP
mv&ee – the best it ever was

recyclables

I am wearing Ray-Ban Wayfarers, Levi 511s, an American Apparel tee, a sweatshirt from Proletariat, socks from I don’t know wear, Sidi cleats, Pearl Izumi gloves, and a Bell helmet. My Freight bag is filled with empty bottles; I hold a trash bag full of cans in one hand. As I deposit the cans and [...]

roommates

I have two roommates plus a roommate’s boyfriend who is more or less a full roommate. That makes four of us and a cat, which is just a temporary roommate. We are friends and roommates.
Roommates – Back to the Sun/Girl Friend Swap

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ps. Nike is offering the B-Side (This Is Real) to Best Coast’s A-Side (When [...]

merry t.rexmas

The Jack Stafford Foundation, friend of the Enough Cowbell couch, has recorded a collection of T-Rex covers as a little Christmas treat. This is, of course, as good as any reason to celebrate. You can download the 11 (!) song sampler for free here.

5 Albums of 2009

The five following albums were released this year.
Girls – Album
Cass McCombs – Catacombs
Woods – Songs of Shame
Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
Smith Westerns – Smith Westerns
For a more comprehensive, but by no means anywhere close to complete, list of albums released in 2009 I direct your attention toward Wikipedia.
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ps. nye